. >> sheriff paul miyamoto detailed the injuries to his deputies, as well as the mental and physical toll of being understaffed. >> now, all of this comes as the mayor calls for drastic 10% budget cuts to all departments. >> abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn has more give you a flavor of what it is to be in our jail system. sheriff paul miyamoto addresses the san francisco board of supervisors about the recent violence at the jails and the growing inmate population over the course of a year, we've seen about a 36% increase in april, san francisco's main jail and its facility in san bruno were put on lockdown while authorities investigated recent inmate attacks on deputies. the sheriff says deputies suffered broken bones, eye injuries and bite wounds. mayor london breed is asking all city departments to consider a 10% spending cut for the next fiscal year, but sheriff miyamoto says his department is already critically short staffed, with vacancies for 195 sworn deputies. >> we've made continuous efforts to hire. >> some deputies say they are mentally and physically exhausted and fi

events, not just here in the states but overseas earlier this morning, san francisco county sheriff paul miyamoto joined us in studio to talk about the warning issued and the security measures being taken for pride month event. take a listen >>>>when a warning gates to the public beyond law enforcement and public safety agencies. it's a cause for concern only in the fact that we want people to be aware of their surroundings of what's going on. when we bring everyone together. yeah, it challenging for public safety to make sure everyone stays safe. so the more eyes we have on things, the more people that see things that are going on and reported to us, the easier it is for us to be responsive to any challenges or threats to anybody. safety. >ryan>san francisco mayor london breed called for possible budget cuts, sheriff miyamoto says he has confirmed there will be enough staffing to keep everyone safe taking a live look at sfo, which is expected to be busy during us long memorial day weekend is forecasting that tomorrow alone as many as 3 million people can pass through the airport checkpoints kick

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sheriff paul miyamoto went before the board of supervisors today and showed them why his department needs more help, not more cuts. abc seven news reporter suzanne fawn gives us a closer look, give you a flavor of what it is to be in our jail system. >> sheriff paul miyamoto addresses the san francisco board of supervisors about the recent violence at the jails and the growing inmate population over the course of a year, we've seen about a 36% increase in april, san francisco's main jail and its facility in san bruno were put on lockdown while authorities investigated recent inmate attacks on deputies. the sheriff says deputies suffered broken bones, eye injuries and bite wounds. mayor london breed is asking all city departments to consider a 10% spending cut for the next fiscal year, but sheriff miyamoto says his department is already critically short staffed with vacancies for 195 sworn deputies. >> we've made continuous efforts to hire some deputies say they are mentally and physically exhausted and fights drug use and assaults on staff have increased. >> i think the sheriff needs to p

san francisco county sheriff paul miyamoto says in his 28 years of service at the sheriff's office it has always been their policy to destroy their decommissioned service weapons. >> we want to avoid any vestiges that we have any involvement in what happens to a firearm after purchase with a third party. >> reporter: unlike other departments who sell their old weapons to gun dealers, the sheriff says his agency only offers retiring officers the opportunity to buy their personal service weapon. all other weapons are sent out for destruction. >> we just choose not to do it that way so that we know we have full control of our firearms from the moment we purchase them to the moment that they're distributed to our staff to the moment they're collected and stored and then to the moment they're destroyed. >> reporter: the sheriff told me he knows many other departments choose to sell their weapons to dealers and he can see why. >> because of the financial benefit of having that become a part of your overall budgeting or funding for other items or for other material things. >> reporter: but f

. >> sheriff paul miyamoto says they've been training with tear gas and pepper spray in an isolated arean 20 years, and this has never happened before. the training allows officers to test the safety of the equipment and get hands on experience with these chemical agents so they can prepare for real life situations, such as a barricaded suspect or hostage situation. the sheriff's office has now put a pause on these trainings until they could reevaluate their procedures and make sure this doesn't happen again. >> our main concern was what types of injuries and discomfort were being experienced by the children in this and the teachers. >> sheriff miyamoto says with the amount of tear gas used, they didn't give it enough time to dissipate. >> i think the sheriffs, they should have put us on notice on the school. and so we could have the school could have taken precautions to make sure that the kids were safe. kids and parents, all people, neighborhoods, everyone could have been safeguarded. the sheriff tells me he spoke with the mayor of san bruno and they are hoping to plan a town hall mee

san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto in studio answering the question are you safe for pride month inid-19 variants are raising concern of a possible spike in covid cases, coming up at 7:00 we're going to chat with a local doctor about the new variants ahead of the memorial day weekend travel rush. a slow network is no network for business. that's why more choose comcast business. and now, we're introducing ultimate speed for business —our fastest plans yet. we're up to 12 times faster than verizon, at&t, and t-mobile. and existing customers could even get up to triple the speeds... at no additional cost. it's ultimate speed for ultimate business. don't miss out on our fastest speed plans yet! switch to comcast business and get started for $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. call today! >>> thanks so much for tuning in this morning. it's thursday, may 23rd. >> let's get started. >> speaking the truth was how i would avenge my mother's death. >> our aapi month coverage

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asking all city departments to consider a 10% spending cut for the next fiscal year, but sheriff paul miyamotortment is already critically short staffed, with vacancies for 195 sworn deputies. the sheriff went before the board of supervisors yesterday. he detailed injuries to his deputies and mental and physical toll because of their understaffing. there's also a growing inmate population. >> over the course of a year, we've seen about a 36% increase. we've made continuous efforts to hire. >> the mayor's office says public safety remains a top priority in this next budget cycle. more details will be shared when the budget is ready at the end of this month. an urgent call for the city of san francisco to do more to address the overdose crisis. >> yesterday, doctors and public health experts gathered outside the city morgue to remember the 3026 lives lost to overdoses in san francisco since january of 2020. speakers say the deaths highlight the failures in public policy related to substance abuse. >> it highlights that we are not listening to our public, to our policy experts, our doctors, and w

however sheriff paul miyamoto says his department is already critically short staffed with vacanciesor 195 sworn deputies. the sheriff went before the board of supervisors yesterday. he detailed injuries to his deputies as well as the mental and physical toll of being understaffed. there's also a growing inmate population. >> over the course of a year, we've seen about a 36% increase. we've made continuous efforts to hire. >> the mayor's office says public safety remains a top priority in this next budget cycle. more details will be shared when the budget is ready at the end of this month. >> an urgent call for the city of san francisco to do more to address the overdose crisis. yesterday, doctors and public health experts gathered outside the city morgue to remember the 3026 lives lost to overdoses in san francisco since january of 2020. speakers say the deaths highlight the failures in public policy related to substance abuse. >> it highlights that we are not listening to our public, to our policy experts, our doctors, and we're not following the accepted uh- 2022 overdose plan. >>